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News for the week of
April 15, 2002
In Features:
Amish quilts featured at Parma Museum Show
Amish quilts will hold the spotlight at the spring program of the Parma Meetinghouse Museum, May 4 and 5 at 460 Parma Center Road. The quilt show will be held both days from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m., with talks each day at 2 p.m. by Parma Town Historian Shirley Cox Husted relating her experiences in working with residents of an Amish community near Gowanda. more
Brockport's Christ Community Church announces new senior pastor
Christ Community Church as installed Rev. Bruce Plummer as its new senior pastor. At the same time, the Rev. John Benedetti, senior pastor for the last 25 years, is remaining with the church, but will move full-time into his developing international ministry. The installation service will be held Saturday, April 20 at 6 p.m. at the church. The church, with a membership of approximately 450, is located at 36 Coleman Creek Road in Brockport. more
C-C Board of Education adopts budget proposal
The Churchville-Chili Board of Education has adopted a proposed budget of $50,964,764 for the 2002-2003 school year. The year-to-year increase in expenditures is 3.99 percent. In developing the budget, the Board of Education considered input from administrators, faculty, staff and district residents, according to district representatives. more
Church celebrates 125th anniversary
with historic commemorative worship service
Church of the Epiphany, 3285 Buffalo Road, Gates, will host a commemorative worship service at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 1, as part of its 125th anniversary celebration. The order of service will follow that which was used in 1876. This re-enactment of a service based on the 1789 Book of Common Prayer will be presided over by the Right Rev. Jack M. McKelvey, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Rochester. The guest preacher will be the Rev. Dr. Robert Page, retired seminary professor and former Epiphany interim rector. more
Clarkson looks to replace playground equipment
Clarkson officials have taken a proactive stance on testing of playground equipment in the town park. more
Clean up plans outlined for Brockport residents
Village of Brockport residents gathered at Seymour Library April 4 to listen to clean up plans that were outlined for two contaminated former industrial sites on State Street. more
Hilton to hold tax rate same for 11th straight year
For the eleventh straight year, Hilton residents will see no increase in the village tax rate. The village board adopted a $2,045,730 budget that is 10.7 percent higher than last year, but does not alter the tax rate of $2.32 per thousand of assessed valuation. more
Kendall church celebrates a restored treasure
In the year 1912, Concordia Lutheran Church in Kendall purchased a two manual Morey pipe organ at a cost of $1,000, no small sum at that time. In recent years, after accompanying that congregation in countless hymns, the organ was sounding old and tired and parishioners decided something had to be done. Concordia found itself in the position of having to decide whether to restore their pipe organ, or replace it with a new electronic model. more
Music for Aimee concert raises funds for accident victim
On Sunday, April 28, local recording artist Josie Waverly, along with several other local bands, will be holding a benefit concert at Josie's Country Jukebox, 5435 West Ridge Road, Spencerport. The concert, entitled Music for Aimee, will be held from 3 to 9 p.m. more
North Chili intersection redesign raises some parking concerns
The New York State Department of Transportation is designing the reconstruction of the intersection of Route 259 and Route 33 in North Chili. The plan involves the area on Union Street (Rt. 259) between Berry Lane (north) and the firehouse (south) and the area on Buffalo Road from Attridge Road (west) to Orchard Street (east). It involves signaling changes, lane additions and sidewalks. more
Pop Your Top for Lakeside is Twig group's fundraiser
Thanks to the innovation of community members, the Lakeside Memorial Hospital Twig Association has found a way to support the Lakeside Health System that is even globally responsible. more
Spencerport schools looking at tax rate hike
Rising health insurance costs, changes in the way the state allots building aid and almost half a million dollar decrease in state aid will be contributing to a seven to nine percent tax levy increase for taxpayers in the Spencerport School District. more
Tax assessment reduction approved for Seldon Square project
By a vote of three to two, a 35 percent tax reduction was granted for the Seldon Square Park Phase II project in the Town of Clarkson. more
In Briefly:
Ballard Avenue project begins April 15
Spencerport village officials advise residents that the Ballard Avenue Extension Project will being the week of April 15. more
Lake Ontario meeting to address coastline issues
Local, state, tribal, and federal officials and agencies, economic and agricultural interests, environmental and civic groups, and interested citizens will meet in Rochester on Friday, May 3 for a conference on New York's North Coast - A Troubled Coastline. more
Monroe County hosts public forums on metropolitan government
Three public forums to assess public opinion on proposals to consolidate towns and suburban school districts into a single city government have been scheduled by Monroe County officials. more
Seventeenth annual geranium sale
The Lions Club of Chili is selling geraniums to raise funds in order to finance all its community service activities. more
In Schools:
 An elementary school will grow here
In ceremonies April 6, Spencerport school officials, Board of Education members and district residents joined together to break ground for a new elementary school. The students served as representatives for the district's three elementary schools, the middle school and the high school. more
 Career and Tech Center director retires after 19 years
Gerald Hochreiter, director of the WE-MO-CO Career and Technical Education Center for the past 19 years, retired April 5. Hochreiter started at Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES Career and Technical Education Department in 1983 as director. He spent a total of 33 years working in career and technical education for the Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES). more
 Science Fair taps student curiosity
Hilton's Village Elementary School Annual Science Fair, held April 5, attracted more than 160 student participants whose exhibits ranged from chemistry and electronics to the study of ocean life, crystals, tarantulas, and human physiology. more
 Spencerport educator chosen
as 'Teacher of the Month'
Terry Taylor Elementary School sixth-grade teacher Andrea Page was chosen as Channel 8's Teacher of the Month, thanks to the nomination by three of Page's students, Gabriella MacDonald, Gina Dandrea and Kaitlin Anderson. more
Spencerport school district sets
summit on Community of Character
A community of caring project implemented by the Spencerport school system as part of the New York State Department of Education’s Character Education initiatives has grown to a much larger scale. more
 Spencerport students
become detectives for a day
Sixth-grade students in Spencerport's Taylor Elementary School became sleuths during the school's Mystery Festival in March. Students were given a "crime scene" including evidence such as an ice cube tray, a guitar pick, pieces of blue string, a garbage can with a candy wrapper, English Leather cologne box and a towel. In their efforts to determine the perpetrator, students conducted tests, including a fingerprint test. more
 WE-MO-CO students earn
VICA honors at Alfred competition
Thirty-one students from WE-MO-CO Career and Technical Education Center took first, second and third place in the VICA (Vocational Industrial Clubs of America) Alfred Area I Competition recently. The students, representing Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES component school districts, competed in various categories such as Data Entry, Office Technology, Precision Machining, and Auto Service. more
In Seniors:
H-P Seniors schedule Springfest Trip
The Hilton-Parma Seniors have scheduled an upcoming trip to Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada for Springfest on Wednesday, May 22. A sit-down family style luncheon, followed by seasonal entertainment, including Broadway hits at Liuna Gardens are included. more
In Sports:
Blue Devils sweep in opener
The Brockport Blue Devils boy’s tennis team didn’t lose a single set in a 7-0 win over Greece Olympia on a cold, windy April 9th afternoon in the season opening match for both teams. The Blue Devils lost five seniors from last year’s team, but are as deep as ever this season. more
Churchville-Chili's Pegler back from Alaska
Don’t lose those parade plans anytime soon if you live in Churchville, because you may have another hockey-related reason to have another gathering in the not-too-distant future. more
 FLCC woodsmen earn state championship
Students from Finger Lakes Community College, Paul Smith's College and the State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry at Syracuse chopped, sawed, tossed, climbed and rolled to settle both team and individual woodsmen's championship status Saturday, April 6. more
Limiting sports injuries in kids
The Arthritis Foundation, Upstate New York Chapter, is offering a workshop for coaches, parents and recreation staff, "Limiting Childhood Sports Injuries" on Wednesday, May 1 at 7 p.m. at Total Sports Experience, 880 Elmgrove Road. more
Mercy's Squires to play Division 1 at George Washington University
Ashley Squires of Our Lady of Mercy High School has signed a letter of intent to play NCAA Division 1 soccer at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. more
Ranger teams volunteer for community projects
Each of the winter athletic teams at Spencerport Central Schools participated in the "Spencerport Student-Athletes Care" community service project during the 2001-02 school year. more
Spring 2002 LOC Derby kicks off the season
The 2002 Spring LOC Derby is scheduled for April 26 to May 5. In addition to the top 81 (grand prize winner and top 20 in each of the four divisions) there will again be another 36 anglers that will be cashing in. The largest fish caught (lakewide) in each of the four categories of salmon, lake trout, brown trout, and rainbow/steelhead for each of the first nine days of the derby will win $100 each. more
 Tri County Youth Hockey
Golden Eagles win Squirt Championship
The Tri County Youth Hockey (Brockport) Golden Eagles took the NCCYHA 17th Annual Tournament - Squirt Championship with a 2-0 win over Perinton Youth Hockey. more
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